tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post2548756536150395122..comments2023-07-09T07:24:14.389-04:00Comments on donorcycle: Matching KidneysShighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13931443064683608149noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-43935566939959487032007-09-10T23:26:00.000-04:002007-09-10T23:26:00.000-04:00Hi, your blog was really interesting. I came upon ...Hi, your blog was really interesting. I came upon it while doing research on organ harvesting. Thanks for giving me a better understanding about how organs are donated and recipients find a match. Do you know if many people procure organs from developing countries? I wrote this article on China's organ harvesting trade, and found that many westerners have been travelling to China to undergo organ transplants. Its quite scary since, reports have shown that some organs have been harvested from political prisoners. You can check out my article at (Cult)u're Magazine:<BR/>http://www.culturemagazine.ca/content/blogsection/18/67/<BR/><BR/>A part of me is curious to see how often people from western countries do in fact go abroad for organ transplants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-20764147893097545952007-05-03T12:29:00.000-04:002007-05-03T12:29:00.000-04:00Thanks for the feedback. I have been corrected by ...Thanks for the feedback. I have been corrected by an esteemed colleague(you know who you are) that the 5 year success rates for live vs deceased donors are 80% and 67% respectively.Shighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931443064683608149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-33724959957806007662007-05-03T02:33:00.000-04:002007-05-03T02:33:00.000-04:00tc-we also do live donor livers at my center where...tc-<BR/><BR/>we also do live donor livers at my center where we use a lobe of liver from a donor and implant it into the recipient. the transplanted lobe will regenerate in the new host. <BR/><BR/>we also do a lot of live donor kidneys at my center. if a person can be transplanted with a live donor kidney premptively (before needing dialysis) the better for the recipient's overall health. kidney disease effects many other organ systems as well. <BR/><BR/>good information!AzRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364192305637307983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-28799993869595128132007-05-02T21:11:00.000-04:002007-05-02T21:11:00.000-04:00"Maybe sometime I'll write about the evils of blac..."Maybe sometime I'll write about the evils of black market kidneys."<BR/><BR/>Please do! That would be interesting. Not to say that your posts aren't interesting! They are!<BR/><BR/>You are my favorite transplant coordinator blogger :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-40285432151101699622007-05-02T19:55:00.000-04:002007-05-02T19:55:00.000-04:00I recently heard about a case where three mismatch...I recently heard about a case where three mismatched donors traded their family members' kidneys. Pretty remarkable. And how wonderful that they all three had willing donors. I'm not sure my sister would be willing to give me her kidney. She never was one to share toys when we were young. ;-)Melaina RN, PHN, MS, CNS, ACHPNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368233415606799184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-80691945384295714982007-05-02T11:07:00.000-04:002007-05-02T11:07:00.000-04:00Very well written Blog that I've enjoyed reading. ...Very well written Blog that I've enjoyed reading. <BR/><BR/>I did learn recently that a zero mismatch is not necessarily a six antigen match. example: recipient does not have all six antigens expressed. the remaining five antigens match the donor. it is a zero mismatch but not a six antigen match. I don't know how that affects sharing, paybacks etc. but there is a difference. Keep up the good work my fellow TCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com